(Springdale, UT) — A man is dead after a rappelling accident at Zion National Park over the weekend. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the 40-year-old fell nearly 200 feet near Emerald Pool on Saturday and a helicopter was needed to remove him from the area. Life Flight arrived to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season. As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over religious voters in western swing states […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah System of Higher Education will now allow every high school student admission to at least one of the 16 public colleges in the state, regardless of their GPA. “Admit Utah” is the state’s first simplified and guaranteed admissions initiative. It is expected to […]
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City’s deputy mayor for public safety, Phil Banks III, resigned Monday in the latest fallout from the corruption scandal engulfing the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. “We spoke yesterday and we spoke again this morning and he stated he […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 17 new temples in cities around the world. The Church concluded its October General Conference today by announcing the locations of the new temples. The temples will be built in the following locations: […]
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two boys, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested and charged in a street attack last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson that unfolded on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to officials. The two children, whose […]
Grant Halverson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It was a story tailor-made for Hollywood: A wealthy white family takes in a Black teenager, guiding his football career from a high school standout to Ole Miss to the NFL. However, years later now Michael Oher claims he was blindsided by the movie […]
NYPD (NEW YORK) — New York City police are searching for five suspects wanted in a “gang assault” on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to officials. The attack, which unfolded around 8:35 p.m. Friday by 96th Street and 2nd […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said they’re seeking the mother of a 2-year-old girl who died from a suspected fentanyl exposure last month, and who is also wanted for “several violent crimes.” Police said they have been unable to locate Mary Jacobo, 26, for over […]
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices’ ethics and impartiality. The court’s fall […]
